{"id":236311,"date":"2025-09-18T12:12:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T12:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/236311\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T12:12:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T12:12:24","slug":"tunls-nyfw-gala-honors-visionaries-with-fashion-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/236311\/","title":{"rendered":"TUNL\u2019s NYFW Gala Honors Visionaries with Fashion &#038; Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New York Fashion Week comes to a close Monday night with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thetunlx\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TUNL<\/a>\u2019s extravagant gala at Lavan Midtown. Detroit Pistons superstar point guard Cade Cunningham hosted the second annual event with rap star Gunna blessing the stage for the attendees. <\/p>\n<p>Gunna was announced as the night\u2019s \u201chalftime\u201d guest, presented by MBG360. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grammy.com\/artists\/gunna\/251787\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">four-time Grammy nominee<\/a> appeared onstage at 1 a.m. donning all Black, performing two of his hit records, \u201cone of wun\u201d and \u201cfukumean,\u201d pleasing the gala\u2019s guests, who, politely, clamored for photos and videos. <\/p>\n<p>TUNL, a multidiscipline platform that fuses fashion, culture, and sports co-founded by Ashley Champ, provided a slew of activations and experiences for the gala guests. This year\u2019s theme was \u201cWoven Knights,\u201d honoring forward-thinking athletes, creators, and visionaries, fusing \u201cresilience, intention, and style into a shared legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event was a lovely mixture of athletes, musicians, influencers, TV stars, and everyday New Yorkers dressed to the absolute nines. <\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10430683\" data-id=\"10430683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/BFA_51262_7390051-scaled.jpg\"  \/>Ari Lennox. Credit: (Darian DiCianno photos)<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"624\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10430684\" data-id=\"10430684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/BFA_51262_7390073-scaled.jpg\"  \/>Cade Cunningham, Gunna. Credit: (Darian DiCianno photos)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"\/><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"\/><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The gala was a star-studded occasion with singers like Ari Lennox and rapper Coi LeRay on hand. Along with Cunningham, other renowned athletes were in attendance, including NBA defensive stalwart Patrick Beverly, Philadelphia 76ers guard Jared McCain, and WNBA stars Rickea Jackson and Te\u2019a Cooper. Television stars were also on hand at the Lavan Midtown. \u201cBel-Air\u201d star Jabari Banks (Will Smith) and Emmy-nominated director Coodie Simmons (Netflix\u2019s \u201cJeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy\u201d) were in attendance, mingling among the people. <\/p>\n<p>All night long, guests enjoyed the sounds of the century\u2019s best hip-hop music from three talented DJs: TJ Banks, Rae Sada, and Goldie Harris. Together they spun tracks like Kendrick Lamar and SZA\u2019s \u201cluther,\u201d Future\u2019s \u201cMask Off,\u201d Doechii\u2019s \u201cNISSAN ALTIMA,\u201d and DJ Khaled and Drake\u2019s \u201cI\u2019m On One.\u201d Guests, dressed in Balenciaga, Louis Vuitton, or perfectly thrifted items, went back and forth from dancing, drinking Remy Martin and Ginger Ale cocktails, and partaking in delicious hors d\u2019oeuvres; flaky and filling empanadas filled with cheeseburger, shrimp, or spinach and artichokes. <\/p>\n<p>One such highlight of the gala was the unveiling of TUNL\u2019s collaboration with DoorDash for a Varsity Jacket. McCain, a standout rookie for the 76ers last year, was on hand to model a sporty and sophisticated leather piece with charcoal leather and gold embroidery, designed by TUNL founding partner &amp; Arte Haus creative director, Kendall Hurns. <\/p>\n<p>Guests partied and gathered around PINKFLAMINGOUSA x PRIX Workshop Exclusive Car Displays; two motorsport cars decorated by Chris Phan and Esther NG. Attendees also lined up in droves for the The Lenny S Gold Standard Experience, a photo op on a gold couch. Further emphasizing the evening\u2019s theme were artists from Woken Arts, painting canvas of Nickelodeon cartoon characters on stage while dancing and holding a pet snake. <\/p>\n<p>TUNL\u2019s gala ended NYFW on a high and hopeful note. The multimedia party built on its inaugural gala last year at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/lifestyle\/style\/tunl-inaugural-gala-taraji-p-henson-suni-lee-1235993440\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tribeca\u2019s Spring Studios<\/a>, which featured guests like Taraji P. Henson and DJ Mustard. With so many events, galas, panels, and runaways being dominated by the typical fashion houses, having a Black-founded organization that amalgamates athletics, artists, and creatives was a breath of fresh air.<\/p>\n<p>Like this:<\/p>\n<p>Like Loading&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sd-link-color\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York Fashion Week comes to a close Monday night with TUNL\u2019s extravagant gala at Lavan Midtown. 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